Tag Archives: environment
Britain facing summer hosepipe ban as drought risk remains high
After many weeks with little rain, southern and eastern areas “remain at high risk of drought” in coming months, the Environment Agency said. Despite some wet weather last month that helped improve river flows and reservoir levels, overall dry conditions meant water levels remained low and groundwater recharge was also slow. On Friday night,...
Tragedy in the Sea of Okhotsk – a Consequence of blatant disrespect for the law
File photo of the Kolskaya oil rig. Russia's northern Murmansk region began a day of mourning Tuesday for 14 dead crew of a drilling rig that sank in icy seas, as rescuers searching for another 39 missing found several empty liferafts.
Environmental organizations demand to suspend all work on offshore projects in the Arctic before the parliamentary...
Children Sue the Government for Climate Change Inaction
The U.S. is the largest obstacle to climate change action by most accounts. Both internally and in international affairs, numerous U.S. political leaders have been opposed to strong progress on the matter for decades. It is no surprise that we are probably the most uninformed nation when it comes to climate science. One can surely claim that our lack...
Conference in overtime on future of climate talks
Protesters hold a night vigil as talks at the climate change summit stall in Durban, South Africa, Friday, Dec 9, 2011. Negotiators from Europe, small islands threatened by rising oceans and the world's poorest countries sought to keep alive the only treaty governing global warming and to move on to the next stage, struggling against an unlikely...
Experts Say Rosy Oil Forecasts Obscure Impending Crisis
Leading energy and economic experts will gather on Capitol Hill this week for a conference to examine how the United States will adapt to an impending oil supply crisis. Most Americans are unaware of this emerging threat in part due to overly optimistic forecasts by the U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) within the Department of Energy (DOE).
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Newly Leery of Nuclear Power, Europe Faces a Cold Winter (Time.com)
This post is in partnership with Worldcrunch, a new global-news site that translates stories of note in foreign languages into English. The article below was originally published in Le Figaro.
Almost eight months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, energy remains a sector fraught with tension. In its annual energy report, European Energy...
Red Tide Algae Bloom Closes All Oyster Harvesting In Texas
DALLAS — An eerie algae bloom that has painted chunks of Texas’ coast a reddish brown — and even a yellow-green in some places — has forced state health officials to ban oyster harvesting before the season officially begins.The Department of State Health Services announced Wednesday that it was banning commercial and recreational harvesting...
Global Warming Skepticism Crumbling
During much of the last decade, LLNL researcher and University of California Physics professor Richard Muller has been something of a darling too the right-wing GW deniers. In December 2003 Muller published a column in the MIT’s Technology Review, announcing support for the contentions of notorious climate change skeptics Steve McIntyre and Ross...
Ted Danson’s Efforts to Green ‘CSI’ Set Irking Co-Workers?
Have you heard about that Ted Danson jerk? You know, the hippie, earth-loving, Oceana founding board member one? Well, the always reputable National Enquirer has a source who says that ever since the actor started his new “CSI” series gig, he’s had the gall to start making the set more environmentally friendly! The nerve!
Said the source:...
The Kind of Business Leadership We Need for Our Evolution
Leadership in our modern cultures is not only highly valued but essential for our evolution. As I approach 30 years of professional work, I realize that almost 100 percent of the value I bring to organizations and what I am compensated for involves leadership.
My work in leadership comprises creating an even playing field for teams and individuals. ...
